Usage examples of "see joke" in English with translation to French

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He could not see the joke. Il n'a pas compris la blague.

In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears. De la même façon, un Russe pourrait ne rien voir d'amusant dans une blague qui fait rire aux larmes un Anglais.

I had a good laugh at her joke. Sa blague m’a beaucoup fait rire.

You can see it, but you cannot take it away. Vous pouvez le voir, mais vous ne pouvez pas l'emporter.

It's an inside joke. C'est une blague d'initiés.

She came from Canada to see me. Elle est partie du Canada pour venir me voir.

I didn't get the joke. Je n'ai pas compris la blague.

Let's see what happens. Voyons ce qu'il advient.

We musn't joke around with love. On ne badine pas avec l'amour.

Busy as she was, she came to see me. Occupée comme elle l'était, elle est venue me voir.

Mr Smith always begins his lectures with a joke. M. Smith commence toujours ses cours en faisant une blague.

You can still see the ship. On peut encore voir le bateau.

The joke was at my expense. La plaisanterie était à mes dépens.

Tickle her nose with a feather while she's sleeping and see if she wakes up. Chatouille-lui le nez avec une plume pendant qu'elle dort pour voir si elle se réveille.

I said it as a joke. Je l'ai dit en manière de plaisanterie.

I see it rarely. Je le vois rarement.

What's that supposed to be, some kind of sick joke? Qu'est-ce que c'est censé être ? Une sorte de blague de malade ?

He wanted to see his boss in Tokyo before leaving for America. Il voulait voir son chef à Tokyo avant de partir pour l'Amérique.

I said it by way of a joke. Je l'ai dit d'une manière blagueuse.

I want to see you. Je veux te voir.

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